Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-19
CITY AND DISTRICT.
SCIENCE AND SCRIPTURE.
COlOred Lecturer Essays 20 Prove the
Location Of the Internal Regions
rzx REGION or FIRE AND BIRTHSTONE HELD TO BE
ONLY FIrrYIFwo MILES FROM wAsHISGTOS-PRooFs
That THE zAKrH II NOT COFTRACTING-A SUNDAY
talk AT THE SEVENTH STREET C0RNER.

THAT THE EAKrH n NOT CoNTRACTING-A SUNDAY
talk AT TIE SEVENTH STREET CoRNR2.
"Casar A. Taylor viii prove that there is hell,
show how deep and wide, and just where 1t is"
This announcement, printed on a small dodger at
tracted gathering TO the corner of PENNSYLVANIA
avenue and 18th street Sunday afternoon. Mr.
Caesar A. Taylor was found to be a young colored
man. who wore an old plug hat and whose attire
was In other respects somewhat seedy a fact to
which he alluded with some satisfaction when
comparing himself with ministers and church
members who thought more of the fine eIothesth
would wear to church than of the gospel they would
preach or hear. Mr.. Taylor used the Coyswell
fountain as pulpit, standing on the top step. Mr..
TaylorS audience was mixed one. During the
two hours and a half that he spoke it changed
several times by the gradual dropping away OF
those who had received all they thought they
could carry. and the arrival in their places OF new
corners This fact was somewhat PRINTABLE to
Taylor, as it enabled him TO 'ift" two or three
collections There were a number Of colored men
anu women In the audience who sat,
te resarnT the speassn WITH nhe ou Sn0 mouth
There were many street loungers OF the regular
Sunday corner loafer type who posed On the edge
or The crowd, with cigars stuffed between their
teeth- They listened awhile, smiled patrOniZingly
on Mr.. Taylor and his efforts, then sauntered
would not be called upon 70 p Consider whether
there was hell or not But the audience was
mented it frequently upon its Intelligent appear
ance and seemed pleased with the proceeds OF the
several collections.
Mr.. TAYLOR UPsETs SCIENTIFIC CONCLUSIONS.
He vas long time getting to the subject which
seemed TO have the most personal interest to his
hearers, the location and capacity Of the internal
regions. He first rambled over large field Of sub
5ects demoshing one after the other the conclu-
sions OF scientists. The nebular hypothesis was
knocked out In less than four rounds by the hard
gloved logic Of Mr.. Taylor, and the theory OF eyo
crippled condition. Even Theology OF the modern
Kind, as he calls II, that takes little account OF
he'll, was very badly used up. Mr.. Taylor sa-
plenty concluded that the earth instead Of
being hot ball growing cool was Sool
ball growing hot He ridieued the idea that hat
the earth had been flung OF from the
sun, molten mass and was gradually cooling
and contracting. The scientists, he said, attri-
buted the earthquakes to this contraction. But
Mr.. Taylor denied that there was any contraction.
Lad he not read in a book published In 1866 that
the earth was 23, "a miles in circumference? Had
not another book published in 1874, eight years
later, said the earth was $4,000 miles In circum-
p he eot SS0S e bd tSa look s
though the earth was contracting? No. sir. II
these statements were accepted as facts 1t showed
He contended that there was no change
whatever. They all knew that it was
By the usual Travelled routes this year as It was
last year. They all knew that there was no diner.
from New YORK to san Francisc6 II the earth
were contracting as these scientists say, ne would
Ike he e u ON ts 1 t9 M
track. Having shown TO his satisfaction the ao-
SIrdity OF the theory that the earth Is contract
ing Mr. Taylor referred to the fact that there was
fire in everything, which only needed TO be walked
by friction or 'frctiating" and conclusion evil
dence that the earth was getting hot.
TIE LOCATION OF HADES.
Mr.. Taylor, stated, reserved until the last his
proof OF the location and capacity Of hell He
cited many passages OF scripture to the effect that
the place to which he referred was ''down"-that
Is, beneath our feet. Then he called attention TO
the fact that this same scripture was read in
China which the other side OF the world.
People did not stand on their heads when he was
In China but had their feet on the ground Just as
facts the conclusion was inevitable that hell
was inside che earth. Then he unrolled
bronze dolphins OF the fountain. This was
chart showing the location OF the internal re-
giOn. Mr.. TaylOr's figuring was all down on the
chart. He explained how he formed the diameter
of the earth, by dividing the circumference by
determining the area, and the solid contents Of
globe. Science he said, had shown that the crust
OF the earth was az miles thick. After going nifty
two miles down they would come to the molten
lake, the burning birthstone. The Internal region,
then was SO miles away. He figured out that the
diameter OF this place was only 1O4 miles less than
that OF the whole earth, and that it's cubic con-
tents, or capacity, was over two hundred and nfty
billions Of miles All this he had marked of on
the chart, or diagram, which showed one sphere
enclosed within another. The place was big enough,
he claimed for all, and no one need have any fear
that there win not be room enough.
Church Attendance in WashinztOn.
10 the ktltOr OF HE EVENING STAR.
The statistics given at the conference OF the
Union mission. as reported in THE STAR, have
been criticised in two articles In the same paper
Let us say: I. No effort was made in the confer
ence TO show that washington is the wickedest
city In the world Probably 1t is one of the best,
with as pure churches and as faithful ministers as
any. But this does not prove that there is not
yet a vast work 10 be done In it.
2. No speaker asserted with confidence that
$4,000 persons here never enter a church,, The
NTH W
one speaker threw out a doubt whether il
not nearer 10000 than 100000, but he held by
3. The statistics OF the conference as to church
accommodations referred to the erdnge'cal
the cities take In all places OF worship in the Dis
trct OF Columbia
with these explanations let US look at the prob
able accuracy OF the different estimates. IL those
OF the conference are correct, or anywhere near
correct there is very urgent need OF enlarged
the critics are correct, there would seem to be
very little need OF it. Indeed If We combine their
accounts, we reach the result that not only does
every man, woman and child In the city attend
church. but In a population OF 100000 we have at
least $1,000 churchgoers! The estimates OF 100
600 non-churchgoers Is based upon what is be-
heved TO be a reasonable estimate: u.l or the
seating capacity OF the churches cs) vi actual
attendance as observed on several successive Sab
baths IN a favorable season some three years ago
since which time there has hardly been an i'm,
proyement C3-) From the analogy OF other cities
The average church attendance OF the larger cities
OF England is about one-fourth OF the population
II. n.
many II Is much less The evangelical churches
or New York city have HtJngS for only One-fisth of
the population The churches OF all kinds provide
for ABOUT one-fourth- A census OF the evangeIi-
Cal churches or Boston some time since as re-
ported, showed an attendance OF less than one
tenth OF the population. A recent careful obser-
walton In Phfladelphial showed that the church
attendance at the fullest services was less than
The church membership In Washington, by the OBJ
Servaf1on referred ~, the attendance was shown
70 De about the same as the membership. Unless
THEREFOR this city Is far in advance not only oil all
other cities OF the country and OF all countries
but OF what il was itself three years ago. IL is stiI
safe 70 say that .One-haI its population never
Cross the threshold of an evangelical church, At
all events there enough outside all churches to
can for the best Efforts OF Christians OF every
name. UNION MISSION
s'Save Your Money, Clubs,
To the Editor of THE EVENING STAB:
The latest "craze" In the way OF co-Operation IS
In fun blast In one OF the leading dry goods stores
IN this city, where there are a large number OF
male and female employees A limited number
Say ten for instance, agree together to pay into
common fund a certain amount weekly, either %
cents 80 cents. or 81, as the case may be- These
payments are 10 be made by each OF the ten COM
posing the club for period OF ten weeks and the
whole amount thus collected Is TO be paid TO each
one OF the ten In regular succession choice being
made by drawing the names. No favorttism is
shown 10 any member, although one on the ten